Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 429 · 40 questions

Communication tip (Find the block, fix the block): Physical barrier: a loud drill outside, a crackly phone line, honking traffic, a weak network, talking across a field. Fix: move closer or to a quieter place, call back later. Language barrier: hard technical words, an unknown language, too much slang, short forms like “IDK”. Fix: simple words, ask what a word means. Emotional barrier: being very angry, feeling too shy to talk, being upset after a fight, fear of being laughed at. Fix: calm down first, talk privately. Distractions (a phone mid-talk) also block messages — put them away.

1. 1.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) talking across a field (d) feeling too shy to talk
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a weak network (c) upset after a fight (d) big words for a toddler
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a weak network (c) being very angry (d) an unknown language
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) an unknown language (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) too much slang
6. 6.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) not trusting the speaker (c) being very angry (d) short forms like “IDK”
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a loud drill outside (c) talking across a field (d) honking traffic
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a closed door between
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) shouting in class (c) asking a stranger (d) saying nothing ever
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) being very angry (c) talking across a field (d) local words they lack
18. 18.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) feeling very nervous (d) honking traffic
20. 20.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a weak network (c) a closed door (d) a distraction
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) fear of being laughed at (c) talking across a field (d) big words for a toddler
23. 23.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) walk away (c) ask what it means (d) nod and pretend
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
26. 26.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) fear of being laughed at (c) local words they lack (d) being very angry
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) an unknown language (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a weak network
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) fear of being laughed at (c) an unknown language (d) a loud drill outside
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) cover your ears (c) give up talking (d) move to a quiet place
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) an unknown language (c) talking across a field (d) big words for a toddler
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling very nervous (c) a loud drill outside (d) fear of being laughed at
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) feeling very nervous (d) talking across a field
40. 40.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) send long texts (c) calm down first (d) argue louder

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